Tennessee Code 43-20-205 – Assessment on producers – Application for referendum
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-20-205
- Board: means the Tennessee soybean promotion board established by §. See Tennessee Code 43-20-203
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 43-20-203
- Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Any commission, council, board or other entity that is fairly representative of soybean producers may make application to the commissioner requesting a referendum of producers of soybeans upon the question of whether an assessment of a specified amount should be levied, collected and disbursed under this part, or whether a prior assessment should be amended or terminated. The application shall state the amount of the assessment per bushel that is to be proposed in the referendum, and a brief statement of the purposes for which the funds collected will be spent.